Foreign language

The aims of this program are to equip students with skills in a foreign language;
to increase student job opportunities in such fields as bilingual elementary education,
social work and business; and to promote the appreciation of other cultures. Classroom
instruction emphasizes the four basic skills of speaking, understanding, reading and
writing. Students interested in a career in international business are encouraged
to consider combining a Spanish major or minor with an economics major or minor.

SPA 399 Study Abroad (9-12 hours)(9 or 12 hours in Spanish literature and/or culture courses through CASAS or the BCA
study abroad program at a Spanish or Latin American university; courses chosen in
consultation with academic advisor.)

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Multi-Age Spanish License (preK-12)(36 hours)In addition to the required major courses, the following courses are required for
licensure:

SPA 240 Spanish Conversation: Story of the Spanish Speaking World (3) Advanced conversation with emphasis on the human geography of contemporary Spanish
speaking societies. The class will focus on telling stories of life in the Spanish
speaking world. Historical forays will be used to cast light on current realities.
Prerequisite: SPA 225 or consent of instructor.

SPA 242 Spanish Conversation: Music, Film, and Popular Culture in the Spanish Speaking
World (3) Advanced conversation with emphasis on Latino/Hispanic popular culture in Latin America,
Spain and the Diaspora. Students will listen to and learn music, view and critique
films and overhear conversations as windows into contemporary culture. Prerequisite:
SPA 225 or consent of instructor.

SPA 244 Spanish Conversation: Conflict and Social Change in the Spanish Speaking World (3) Advanced conversation with emphasis on the struggle for cultural, political and economic
survival of communities with roots in the Spanish speaking world. Particular emphasis
will be placed on areas of current conflict. This course may be taken as part of the
Peace and Conflict Studies minor. Prerequisite: SPA 225 or consent of instructor.

SPA 301 Spanish Prose Composition (3) Advanced composition with emphasis on syntax and style. Achievement of a high level
of oral and written fluency. Analysis and discussion of contemporary texts of Hispanic
prose. May be repeated for credit whenever literature content and course objectives
are different. Writing-enriched course; Prerequisites: ENG 110 or ENG 120 and SPA 225 or consent of instructor.

SPA 306 Advanced Grammar Review (3) Conversation, readings, and a review or, in many cases, relearning of specific areas
of grammar. The texts will provide the students with a means to understand very difficult
conceptual distinctions between English and Spanish and, when there is no graspable
concept involved, to learn particular differences between the two. Prerequisite: SPA 225 or consent of instructor.

SPA 311 Survey of Peninsular Spanish Literature (3) A survey course designed to acquaint the student with the most important works of
Peninsular Spanish literature. Analysis and discussion of major works from medieval
period to the present. Prerequisite: SPA 225 or consent of instructor.

SPA 312 Survey of Spanish American Literature (3) A survey course designed to acquaint the student with the most important works of
Spanish American literature from the colonial period to the present. Prerequisite:
SPA 225 or consent of instructor.

SPA 314 Spanish Teaching Methods (3)This course provides the prospective Spanish educator with methods and materials for
teaching Spanish in elementary and secondary school settings. Methods, materials,
and practices related to curriculum instruction are the focus of this course. Topics
covered in this course: development, implementation, and evaluation of educational
programming for the Spanish classroom. Additional topics include federal and state
curriculum models and assessment models, classroom assessment strategies (formal and
informal), use of technology, individualizing instruction, development of integrated
units, collaboration and consultation. Course is taken before clinical practice semester.

SPA 385 Spanish Internship (1-3) Allows the student to apply classroom learning to work in a Spanish-language setting,
with an on-site supervisor and overall supervision and evaluation by Bluffton faculty
(Spanish instructor and/or department chair).